Published Feb 6, 2008
Letter of intent No. 14: FB Colby Jackson
Matt Carter
TheWolfpacker.com Editor
Colby Jackson/Fullback
Dublin, Ga./Trinity Christian School
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Measurables: Listed at 6-foot-2, 225 pounds … Reportedly runs the 40-yard dash in 4.55 seconds.
Accomplishments: Rated by Rivals.com as a two-star prospect … Ranked by ESPN's Scouts, Inc., as the No. 10 fullback in the country … Listed as a top 50 player in Georgia by the Macon Telegraph … Named the Heart of Georgia Player of the Year … Named the Bigger, Faster, Stronger Male Athlete of the Year in 2007 … Ran 208 times for 2,597 yards and 42 touchdowns as a senior and also made 92 tackles, recovered three fumbles and picked off a pass from his linebacker position … Selected by the Macon Telegraph as the All-Middle Georgia Independent Schools Player of the Year … Broke the GISA record for 200-yard rushing games in a season with 12 … Tore his ACL in the first round of the state playoffs … Had surgery in early-December and in January was already two weeks ahead of schedule on his rehab … Ran for 1,819 yards as a junior … Also wrestled and did track … Won state title at 189 pounds as a sophomore and 215 pounds as a junior in wrestling and won state champ in the shot put and 400-meters in track in 2007.
Chose NC State over: Offers from Miami and Georgia Southern
Quotables: "We've been talking about it a lot, we've been thinking about it. They took a chance on me when nobody else did because of the smallest high school system I'm in. It really impressed us with the coaches and everything, and we decided that would be the best choice for me." -- Jackson
"He's the type of kid that no matter what the game is, he wants to be successful. I think he's itching to get back." -- Trinity High head coach Steve Price
Visits:NC State on Jan. 11.